Exercise Equipment Guide: Treadmills, Weights, and Home Gyms

What happens when your treadmill stops suddenly, and how can you troubleshoot common home gym equipment? Selecting the best mini-trampolines, resistance bands, and cross trainers can significantly improve your at-home fitness results and safety.

What Is a Beginning Runner's Average Treadmill Speed?

Published Aug,17 2011 | By Tina Bernstein

Treadmills are great for beginning as well as experienced runners. You can program a treadmill for hill and speed work, and it offers a cushioned surface that minimizes impact on joints. Weather factors like excessive heat, wind and cold don't affect treadmill workouts.

Tina Bernstein started her professional writing career in 2011. A biomedical engineer and personal trainer certified through ACSM and NASM, she trains clients in Los Angeles to take control of their exercise and nutrition habits. Bernstein graduated from the University of Southern California with a master's degree in medical device engineering and works with companies to commercialize new medical technologies.